The emergence and indiscriminate siting of fuel petrol stations all across the country call for urgent investigation of the impact of their siting at close proximity to residential areas and absurd places at Ife Central, Nigeria. This project was conducted to analyse the health implication of residents close to the petrol stations in Ife Central, Nigeria. The spatial locational pattern of fuel stations was analysed and its resultant impact on Ife Central, Nigeria to determine the degree of compliance of the PFS with planning standards and regulations; proximity to health care centres, physical, the social and economic relationship between the PFS and residential land uses in the study area. Fifty-two (52) were sampled for data collection. A two-phase mixed-method approach was adopted, using qualitative interviews to validate identified factors. Upon the validation of the location factors through an inductive approach, a quantitative questionnaire was formulated. Using a quantitative survey, data were collected from 340 respondents. The data were then analysed using factor analysis and structural equation modelling to determine the factors and their relationship with factors of location. The analysis reveals cumulative non-compliance to principles and standards by all the PFS. The PFS distribution was cluster distribution pattern of the fuel stations, portraying an unorganised distribution. This cluster distribution pattern impacts negatively on the residents’ wellbeing, environment and socio-economic life. The study also identified owner preferential choice and planning standards; storage material and factor of location; environmental impact assessment; type of license; and distance between the tanks and site management and administration as the five factors that directly influenced the choice of location of the Petrol Filling Stations (PFS).
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Oladele Eunice Abiola, Michael Ajide Oyinloye. (2021). Health Implication on Residents Close to Petrol Station in Ife Central, Nigeria. Urban and Regional Planning, 6(2), 68-75. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.urp.20210602.13
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abstract = {The emergence and indiscriminate siting of fuel petrol stations all across the country call for urgent investigation of the impact of their siting at close proximity to residential areas and absurd places at Ife Central, Nigeria. This project was conducted to analyse the health implication of residents close to the petrol stations in Ife Central, Nigeria. The spatial locational pattern of fuel stations was analysed and its resultant impact on Ife Central, Nigeria to determine the degree of compliance of the PFS with planning standards and regulations; proximity to health care centres, physical, the social and economic relationship between the PFS and residential land uses in the study area. Fifty-two (52) were sampled for data collection. A two-phase mixed-method approach was adopted, using qualitative interviews to validate identified factors. Upon the validation of the location factors through an inductive approach, a quantitative questionnaire was formulated. Using a quantitative survey, data were collected from 340 respondents. The data were then analysed using factor analysis and structural equation modelling to determine the factors and their relationship with factors of location. The analysis reveals cumulative non-compliance to principles and standards by all the PFS. The PFS distribution was cluster distribution pattern of the fuel stations, portraying an unorganised distribution. This cluster distribution pattern impacts negatively on the residents’ wellbeing, environment and socio-economic life. The study also identified owner preferential choice and planning standards; storage material and factor of location; environmental impact assessment; type of license; and distance between the tanks and site management and administration as the five factors that directly influenced the choice of location of the Petrol Filling Stations (PFS).},
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